Species Anilocra morsicata Bruce, 1987

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Species Anilocra morsicata Bruce, 1987

Anilocra morsicata Bruce, N.L. 1987. Australian Pleopodias Richardson, 1910 and Anilocra Leach, 1818 (Isopoda: Cymothoidae), crustacean parasites of marine fishes. Records of the Australian Museum 39: 85-130 [122].
Type data:
Holotype QM W10186 ♀, off Fraser Is., 562 m, QLD [23°28´S 153°19´E].

Distribution

States

Queensland

Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IMCRA

Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Transition (16), Kenn Province (17), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Cape Province (20)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- 200 mile fishing zone: NE oceanic
- Queensland

Ecological Descriptors

Continental shelf, ectoparasitic, marine.

Extra Ecological Information

Parasitic on Astronesthes lucifer (Astronesthidae).

General References

Bruce, N.L. & Harrison-Nelson, E.B. 1988. New records of fish parasitic marine isopod crustaceans (Cymothoidae, subfamily Anilocrinae) from the Indo-West Pacific. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 101: 585-602 (host)

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

Published	Action Date	Action Type
05-Aug-2022	05-Mar-2012	MODIFIED
05-Aug-2022	06-May-2011	MODIFIED
05-Aug-2022	29-Jun-2010	MODIFIED
	29-Mar-2010	MODIFIED

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